
Copperplate Pictures
Antique Botanical Print 'Evergreen Alkanet (Anchusa semperivens)', Botanical Art, Vintage Flower Print, Botanical Illustration
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£25.00
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An eighteenth century hand-coloured copperplate engraving of Anchusa semperivens, or Evergreen Alkanet or Orchis. This is plate number 45 from the book 'English Botany' by James Sowerby, signed by Sowerby and dated 1791. In very good condition, minimal surface marks. Mounted in acid free materials ready to display or add to a collection, plate area is approx. 17.5 by 9.5 cm, in a 10 x 8 " mount.